Note Vanillée M. Micallef
Note Vanillée opens with a soft, powdery sweetness that immediately signals its vanilla focus, but there's a boozy warmth underneath that keeps it from feeling purely gourmand.
The scent fingerprint
Weighted by intensity across 8 accords.
Every perfume in Sillage is represented as a distribution across canonical accord slugs — a lingua franca for scent. Two fragrances with overlapping fingerprints are scent-twins, even if they share no literal note.
- Vanilla85
- Sandalwood75
- Amber70
- Tobacco45
- Jasmine40
By the editors · 2 min readNote Vanillée opens with a soft, powdery sweetness that immediately signals its vanilla focus, but there's a boozy warmth underneath that keeps it from feeling purely gourmand. The jasmine in the heart adds a faint floral veil, more texture than bloom, tempering the sweetness without competing for attention.
As it settles, rum-soaked sandalwood emerges, giving the composition a burnished, slightly woody depth. The amber rounds everything into a smooth, golden haze, while the vanilla remains present but never cloying—more creamy than sugary, more resinous than edible.
This is vanilla for someone who finds pure gourmands too literal but still wants that comforting sweetness. It leans feminine but not aggressively so, with enough warmth and woodiness to feel balanced. Best suited for cooler weather and evening wear, when its rich, enveloping quality can fully unfold without overwhelming.
